Make quarterly Census report files easy to review in Telegram
Bring the requested report file and its coverage note into the conversation at each review interval.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send Document
Send general files (documents) to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Quarterly reports can arrive with little context or remain tucked away until someone remembers to share them with reviewers.
- Deliver an available quarterly report file where reviewers gather.
- State the report coverage in a short accompanying message.
- Create a repeatable review handoff.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census bureau and Telegram once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Name the report and reporting period, and request that an available file be sent with a short coverage note.
- 4Pick a quarterly recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real report request and verify the file and coverage note.
Questions about this workflow
Can it guarantee a quarterly report is available?
No. Availability depends on the requested Census data and report output. The workflow can deliver a file when one is returned.
What if the new quarter's data is not released yet?
The message should report that the requested period is unavailable rather than substitute a different period.
Can I get a summary too?
The instruction can request a concise text note about the returned file. Use a message action if the main output should be a text summary.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Census bureau to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Census bureau triggers
Telegram actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Census bureau and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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